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and getting back to manti. if he knew on december 6th, he had been scammed, why two days later did he once again talk about the girlfriend he is now supposed to know is fake as if she was real. listen. >> i don't like cancer at all. cancer, i lost both my grandparents and my girlfriend to cancer. >> again, he make that statement two days after he was supposedly informed of the hoax. did he not understand, was he confused, embarrassed or was he in on and and trying to hide it. here's what we know from gary tuchman. >> you didn't have to be a big cleenl football fan hao hop on the manti te'o bandwagon this year. he nearly won the heisman trophy. hard hitting, but soft spoken and in love with a girlfriend he said he met three years ago after a game. listen to how he described her to e spn. >> i see the most beautiful girl i ever met, not because of her physical beauty, but the beauty of her character, and who she is. she was just that person that i turned to. >> in the same interview, te'o talked about learning th
and getting back to manti. if he knew on december 6th, he had been scammed, why two days later did he once again talk about the girlfriend he is now supposed to know is fake as if she was real. listen. >> i don't like cancer at all. cancer, i lost both my grandparents and my girlfriend to cancer. >> again, he make that statement two days after he was supposedly informed of the hoax. did he not understand, was he confused, embarrassed or was he in on and and trying to hide it. here's...
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they are sticking by manti te'o, is that right? >> reporter: absolutely. the athletic director here said he sat down with him for an hour and a half in one session and another hour the next day. he said after listening to this young man he absolutely believes that he was nothing more than a victim. >> what a story. much more coming up in "the situation room." ted, thank you. >>> a day after president obama announced his gun proposals, the lines are drawn. vice president biden says he's under no illusions of what is going on. he met with many of america's mayors and made a very emotional call for action. athena jones is joining us from the white house. looks like a start of a major campaign to get gun control legislation through congress, athena. >> reporter: exactly. it's a major campaign and vice president biden's speech before those mayors is to win public support for the gun proposals. leading that task force to come up with some of the proposals that he talked about yesterday and so it's really no surprise to see him out pushin
they are sticking by manti te'o, is that right? >> reporter: absolutely. the athletic director here said he sat down with him for an hour and a half in one session and another hour the next day. he said after listening to this young man he absolutely believes that he was nothing more than a victim. >> what a story. much more coming up in "the situation room." ted, thank you. >>> a day after president obama announced his gun proposals, the lines are drawn. vice...
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manti te'o is a great person who was fooled. he's most trusting person in the world and we stand with him 1,000%. they left themselves no wiggle room on this and that's going to become a story in itself because notre dame has a lot to answer for there have been tragedies connected to the football team. rampant sexual assault and no internal investigations about, and the yet manti te'o, here we go. >> what about external? i mean, i could cite all sorts of different laws in which criminal behavior could have actually been tracked, if this woman had ever asked for a penny from him for treatment. if she had ever asked or encouraged him to raise money. those are crimes. and that's something the police can get involved, and police can triangulate cell phone signals and go after i.p. addresses and find you in a nanosecond, oh where is all of that? >> it's coming. if not, outside private investigations as well. manti te'o just graduated. slated for a top ten draft pick. a $10 million to $20 million investment worth over $1 billion. they
manti te'o is a great person who was fooled. he's most trusting person in the world and we stand with him 1,000%. they left themselves no wiggle room on this and that's going to become a story in itself because notre dame has a lot to answer for there have been tragedies connected to the football team. rampant sexual assault and no internal investigations about, and the yet manti te'o, here we go. >> what about external? i mean, i could cite all sorts of different laws in which criminal...
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manti te'o has to go into locker rooms of the nfl. whether or not he was the victim or part of the hoax i can't imagine that will go well in the locker room. >> every rookie regardless of the league goes through a period of hazing. this will be part of his period of hazing. >> oh! experience. >> he's going to get the doughnuts, the water for the veterans and all of that, and they're going to do a lot of te'o'ing, you know, tease him like that. if you are a lottery team chances are your defense is suspect. if he performs well -- >> he can get over it. >> l.z., chris and doug, thanks, guys, i appreciate it. >> thank you. completely disagree with you on the last answer, i think you're right, will cain. >>> still ahead on "starting point," women on the front lines of battle. we'll talk with retired general james "spider" marks and victoria clarke, former pentagon spokeswoman about what that means. >>> and i sit down with a reporter who uncovered things never before known about the church of scientology, and its obsession with hollywood. s
manti te'o has to go into locker rooms of the nfl. whether or not he was the victim or part of the hoax i can't imagine that will go well in the locker room. >> every rookie regardless of the league goes through a period of hazing. this will be part of his period of hazing. >> oh! experience. >> he's going to get the doughnuts, the water for the veterans and all of that, and they're going to do a lot of te'o'ing, you know, tease him like that. if you are a lottery team chances...
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manti deserves the benefit of the doubt. until we have irrefutable evidence to the contrary or admission, which seems to be popular these days, he absolutely deserves the benefit of the doubt. there is nothing in his character history that would substantiate this. >> the story is so bizarre is it possible it just reached the silly stage where we'll forget it in a few weeks anyway? >> sure. that's always possible. it used to be a daily news cycle, then 24-hour and 60 minutes. now we live in the age of 140 character journalist. the possibility that could be long forgotten in a week's time is certainly there. >> we'll watch it play out. it is interesting which i guess makes its news. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> we asked our facebook fans if they think manti was duped or lying. or lying. you can weigh in by voting on our facebook page. at last check 88% of those voted thing manti is lying. 11% think he was duped. >>> the weather is looking dreary. we don't see a lot of snow here. we'll see it further south. let's chec
manti deserves the benefit of the doubt. until we have irrefutable evidence to the contrary or admission, which seems to be popular these days, he absolutely deserves the benefit of the doubt. there is nothing in his character history that would substantiate this. >> the story is so bizarre is it possible it just reached the silly stage where we'll forget it in a few weeks anyway? >> sure. that's always possible. it used to be a daily news cycle, then 24-hour and 60 minutes. now we...
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he will stay with us. >>> more on the continuing saga of manti te'o. latest twist on the fake girlfriend hoax, coming up. officeyour business needs...k... at prices that keep you...out of the red. this week get a bonus $15 itunes gift card with any qualifying $75 ink purchase. find thousands of big deals now... at officemax. your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [ male announcer ] join the nearly 7 million investors who think like you do. face time and think time make a difference. at edward jones, it's how we make sense of investing. [ male announcer ] end your long week... with a weekend getaway. save up to forty percent on all weekend hotel stays. book by january thirty first at hiltonanyweekend.com. >>> welcome back to "early start," everyone. we're waiting to hear anything from manti te'o on his heartbreaking story that gripped the nation, but turned out to be false. no girlfriend whose memory was said to fuel his excellence on the football field and many questions still to be answered in this bi
he will stay with us. >>> more on the continuing saga of manti te'o. latest twist on the fake girlfriend hoax, coming up. officeyour business needs...k... at prices that keep you...out of the red. this week get a bonus $15 itunes gift card with any qualifying $75 ink purchase. find thousands of big deals now... at officemax. your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [ male announcer ] join the nearly 7 million investors who think like you...
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who is sat fault in the manti te'o saga? >> chilling new details about a teen's alleged plot targeting wal-mart and now his uncle said -- >> even your owner reporter got several facts wrong. >> intimate new pictures of jfk and his famous family. . >>> welcome. i'm don lemon. game on. the battle over gun control is kicking into high gear. dianne feinstein stood near this wall of guns flanked by police officers as she unveiled a tough bill that would ban assault weapons. the new bill would ban more than 100 specific models of firearms. semi automatic weapons with detachable magazines and high capacity magazines that use more than ten rounds of ammunition. lawmakers say the time to act is now. >> these massacres don't seem to stop. they continue on. columbine, virginia tech, aurora, tucson, oak creek. the common thread in these shootings is each gunman used a semi automatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition magazines. >> i hope, i pray, and i believe that this horror in newtown, connecticut is our wake up call. our ca
who is sat fault in the manti te'o saga? >> chilling new details about a teen's alleged plot targeting wal-mart and now his uncle said -- >> even your owner reporter got several facts wrong. >> intimate new pictures of jfk and his famous family. . >>> welcome. i'm don lemon. game on. the battle over gun control is kicking into high gear. dianne feinstein stood near this wall of guns flanked by police officers as she unveiled a tough bill that would ban assault...
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i'm talking about manti te'o. his legend arose not so much because of the devotion to the sport but maybe to his family and his devotion from a girlfriend who suffered from leukemia and who died just last september, just hours after the death of his grandmother and the bottom line is, we don't think there was a girlfriend and that there ever was a girlfriend. notre dame say te'o was the victim of a an elaborate, sophisticated hoax. but that's not the end of the story either. some people are saying, maybe not so much. cnn ted rowlands is up to his shoulder pads in intrigue. first of all, how did this hoax come to light? give me basically the premer on all of this. >> reporter: well, it started to unravel with deadspin.com got an anonymous tip and they started to look into this whole story and piece by piece it started to unravel and their investigation, all of the things that people had been led to believe about this person weren't able to be verified. so they figured out that it was a hoax. they pushed the piece o
i'm talking about manti te'o. his legend arose not so much because of the devotion to the sport but maybe to his family and his devotion from a girlfriend who suffered from leukemia and who died just last september, just hours after the death of his grandmother and the bottom line is, we don't think there was a girlfriend and that there ever was a girlfriend. notre dame say te'o was the victim of a an elaborate, sophisticated hoax. but that's not the end of the story either. some people are...
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some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know some of the crit -- critics think it was a hoax concocted to generate publicity for manti and a heisman, but keep in mind the whole girlfriend fake death occurred in september. that's long before anybody imagined notre dame going undefeated or playing for the national championship. and nobody envisioned teo as a heisman contender at that point. it wasn't on the radar. so there doesn't seem to be much motive. teo is in florida you and working out in preparation for the nfl draft. it is completely unclear how all of this will affect his draft spo
some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know...
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some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know some of the crit -- critics think it was a hoax concocted to generate publicity for manti and a heisman, but keep in mind the whole girlfriend fake death occurred in september. that's long before anybody imagined notre dame going undefeated or playing for the and nobody envisioned teo as a heisman contender at that point. it wasn't on the radar. so there doesn't seem to be much motive. teo is in florida you and working out in preparation for the nfl draft. it is completely unclear how all of this will affect his draft spot. but it gets nuttier
some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know...
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some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know some of the crit -- critics think it was a hoax concocted to generate publicity for manti and a heisman, but keep in mind the whole girlfriend fake death occurred in september. that's long before anybody imagined notre dame going undefeated or playing for the national championship. and nobody envisioned teo as a heisman contender at that point. it wasn't on the radar. so there doesn't seem to be much motive. teo is in florida you and working out in preparation for the nfl draft. it is completely unclear how all of this will affect his draft spo
some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know...
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manti te'o's online girlfriend was a complete fabrication. when they heard that, nerds were, like, "man, even imaginary girls only like jocks." [ laughter ] "this is just not fair." in his defense, though, manti claims he was the victim of a hoax. yeah. he apparently thought the girl was real the whole time. [ laughter ] dude, like, yeah, it was on facebook and all that stuff. and he was talking to her -- actually, we got our hands on a recording. [ laughter ] i'm telling you, you've got be on -- >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: you got a keen ear. you want to listen to this. we have a recording of a phone conversation between manti and his supposed girlfriend. i've got to be honest. i'm really surprised manti didn't pick up on the hoax sooner. [ light laughter ] take a listen to this. >> hey, baby, what are you up to tonight? >> your call is very important. please listen carefully as the options have changed. >> yeah. i'm thinking i might stay in tonight. >> me, too. i plan on just chilling like a vill-ion. laughing out loud. but seriously, i miss
manti te'o's online girlfriend was a complete fabrication. when they heard that, nerds were, like, "man, even imaginary girls only like jocks." [ laughter ] "this is just not fair." in his defense, though, manti claims he was the victim of a hoax. yeah. he apparently thought the girl was real the whole time. [ laughter ] dude, like, yeah, it was on facebook and all that stuff. and he was talking to her -- actually, we got our hands on a recording. [ laughter ] i'm telling...
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and the first interview with manti te'o. jere jeremy shaf speaking with te'o. >> a very candid interview. >>> also this morning, new developments in the racy scandal involving a zuma dance teacher. we'll hear from her business partner, just days before it goes to court. >> it rocked that small town in maine. >>> and check out this video. it's a firefighter climbing to rescue a child in a burning wilding. a chunk of snow knocks him off the ladder. we'll show you what happened next. it was extraordinary. >>> we're going to start with the breaking news on the harrowing hostage situation in the african desert. this morning, we have more information about an american killed by the islamist terrorists. and others are in danger right now. brian ross has been covering this from the jump. he's with us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the death toll continues to climb with at least 1 american and 11 other hostages reported to have been killed. the algerian military has twice stormed the natural gas facility. but authoriti
and the first interview with manti te'o. jere jeremy shaf speaking with te'o. >> a very candid interview. >>> also this morning, new developments in the racy scandal involving a zuma dance teacher. we'll hear from her business partner, just days before it goes to court. >> it rocked that small town in maine. >>> and check out this video. it's a firefighter climbing to rescue a child in a burning wilding. a chunk of snow knocks him off the ladder. we'll show you...
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it's the manti te'o story. notre dame linebacker manti te'o drawing strength from the supposed death of his grandmother, she actually died, and the supposed death of his girlfriend, they supposedly happened within hours of each other. he drew on that strength to excel and lead the team to the bcs title game. but here's the rub, the girlfriend didn't die. she didn't even exist. now manti te'o claims he was duped. but one editor of deadspin has doubts. >> te'o's story that he's completely innocent in this doesn't shake through with us for a couple of reasons. first, we have a lot of stories about how they met. she was a student at stanford. they met after the 2009 football game. we know that didn't happen. >> of course there are questions about where the story came from in the first place. there are a ton of questions here. we want to wait to hear from manti te'o himself here. notre dame officials claim manti never met this supposed girlfriend and they say te'o was the victim of a cruel hoax. >>> it is billed as
it's the manti te'o story. notre dame linebacker manti te'o drawing strength from the supposed death of his grandmother, she actually died, and the supposed death of his girlfriend, they supposedly happened within hours of each other. he drew on that strength to excel and lead the team to the bcs title game. but here's the rub, the girlfriend didn't die. she didn't even exist. now manti te'o claims he was duped. but one editor of deadspin has doubts. >> te'o's story that he's completely...
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and the first interview with manti te'o. jeremy schaap, with our partner network, espn, speaking with te'o overnight, about his fake girlfriend. te'o admits to telling lies. but was he in on the hoax? >> a very candid, 2 1/2-hour interview. >>> also this morning, new developments in the racy scandal involving the zuma dance teacher. we'll hear from the woman's business partner just days before it goes to court. >> it did rock that small town in maine. >>> check out this video. it's a firefighter climbing a ladder to rescue a child in a burning building. look what happens right there. a chunk of snow knocks him off the ladder. we're going to show you what happened next. it was extraordinary. >>> we're going to start with the breaking news on the harrowing hostage situation in the african desert. this morning, we have more information about an american killed by the islamist militants. and we know several other americans are in danger right now. abc's investigative correspondent, brian ross, has been covering this from the jum
and the first interview with manti te'o. jeremy schaap, with our partner network, espn, speaking with te'o overnight, about his fake girlfriend. te'o admits to telling lies. but was he in on the hoax? >> a very candid, 2 1/2-hour interview. >>> also this morning, new developments in the racy scandal involving the zuma dance teacher. we'll hear from the woman's business partner just days before it goes to court. >> it did rock that small town in maine. >>> check out...
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. >>> still to come, manti t'eo and the fake girlfriend. you in heaven. wrapped in luxury. you in action. you in motion. you in luck. play in style. talking stick resort, scottsdale. book now to enjoy cactus league spring training rates. >>> chances are you've heard about what is one of the most bizarre stories in sports today. but today, notre dame linebacker manti t'eo den eyewitness newsed that he was part of the hoax involving a fake online girlfriend. te'o made his first comments last night in an off-camera interviewer with espn. te'o said he didn't know for sure that his girlfriend never existed until wednesday when he says a man called and admitted to creating the online hoax and then apologized. te'o said he did not make up the story to help his heisman trophy candidacy. he admitted to tailoring his story so that people would think he had met the young woman before her death. >>> time to check in with henry wofford of comcast sportsnet. a tough one. it's got a lot of folks -- on one hand you feel bad for him. on other hand, you kind of got to chuckle. >> oh, absolut
. >>> still to come, manti t'eo and the fake girlfriend. you in heaven. wrapped in luxury. you in action. you in motion. you in luck. play in style. talking stick resort, scottsdale. book now to enjoy cactus league spring training rates. >>> chances are you've heard about what is one of the most bizarre stories in sports today. but today, notre dame linebacker manti t'eo den eyewitness newsed that he was part of the hoax involving a fake online girlfriend. te'o made his first...
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you knew that somebody was amiss, manti. >> correct. >> why? >> well, anybody put yourself in my situation. katie, put yourself in my situation. my whole world told me that she died on september 12. everybody knew that. this girl who i committed myself to died on september 12. now i get a phone call on december 6, saying that she is alive and that i'm going to be put on national tv two days later and ask me about the same questions. what would you do? >> eric: hmm. what would you do? kimberly, thoughts on the interview? >> kimberly: well, number one, i like katie. she is fantastic. number two, he comes off as sympathetic and sad and naive. the guy who is devoting a life to family and religion. golden boy of sports. he will be a first round draft pick and get multimillion dollar deal and hopefully a real girlfriend. i think he will be forgiven. >> eric: real girlfriend. >> kimberly: well, this wasn't a real girlfriend. >> eric: i got you. bob? >> bob: i find it amazing how crushed his world was that his girlfriend died who he never met. number o
you knew that somebody was amiss, manti. >> correct. >> why? >> well, anybody put yourself in my situation. katie, put yourself in my situation. my whole world told me that she died on september 12. everybody knew that. this girl who i committed myself to died on september 12. now i get a phone call on december 6, saying that she is alive and that i'm going to be put on national tv two days later and ask me about the same questions. what would you do? >> eric: hmm. what...
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he knows manti. yes in this day and age people can go periods of time without seeing significant other because of social networking. he said manti had extremely rigorous demanding time consuming schedule. he frankly didn't have time for a girlfriend. this fit his life as well. having an imaginary girlfriend fit his life as well. here is what tyler moorehead told us. >> campuses what we have known of manti for the last four years this exactly matches up that he really wanted to care for this girl. he thought this girl was real. and he truly was duped by this human -- this human being who kind of catfished him, i guess. it did seem to kind of come out of nowhere. and i think that people were just really asking questions why and several people knew he had never met this girl. i think there was certainly reasons for skepticism or for people to question, you know, what really was the extent of this relationship. and was atlantic oversold a little bit? >> clayton: among the other things that we learned fro
he knows manti. yes in this day and age people can go periods of time without seeing significant other because of social networking. he said manti had extremely rigorous demanding time consuming schedule. he frankly didn't have time for a girlfriend. this fit his life as well. having an imaginary girlfriend fit his life as well. here is what tyler moorehead told us. >> campuses what we have known of manti for the last four years this exactly matches up that he really wanted to care for...
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: and manti te'o released a statement. in the statement he says the relationship that he had with this girl was completely online, and over the phone, and he says that he is the victim of a sick joke. carol? >> unbelievable story, ted rowlands reporting live for thus morning. no matter what you believe or who you don't, the case underscores an ugly truth. people you meet online are often not who they claim to be. "catfishing" when someone is duped online in this instance the catfish victim was a man who thought he was in an online romance with a beautiful woman his age. >> how long have you been calling each other babe? >> two weeks maybe. >> i'm good. last night we had a great talk, talks about a chicken makes an egg every day. meghan, i take to you my room and draw you off touching every inch of you. ha, ha, ha! >> well, if you've seen the documentary you know what we're talking about and the ending that pretty young lady was the creation of a he wibeleaguered housewife seeking escape from her mundane life. she didn't ex
: and manti te'o released a statement. in the statement he says the relationship that he had with this girl was completely online, and over the phone, and he says that he is the victim of a sick joke. carol? >> unbelievable story, ted rowlands reporting live for thus morning. no matter what you believe or who you don't, the case underscores an ugly truth. people you meet online are often not who they claim to be. "catfishing" when someone is duped online in this instance the...
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nbc's mike taibbi has the latest tonight. >> manti te'o! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: in his first interview since the scandal broke manti te'o told espn's jeremy schaap, no, never ever was he part of the fake girlfriend hoax that exploded to his embarrassment this week. >> he was completely composed, self-assured. >> reporter: te'o told schaap he did tell his father and other interviewers that he'd met the girl he now says he only knew online since late in his freshman year so they wouldn't think he was some crazy dude for calling her his girlfriend. by this past fall when te'o played on amp saying that his grandmother and beloved girlfriend died on the same day, the imaginary girlfriend and tragic death had achieved the status of lure. >> when i lost my girlfriend and my grandmother that was possibly the hardest time in my life. >> reporter: te'o told schaap he suspected he'd been pranked december 6th when he got a call from one of the hoaxsters posing at his girlfriend. two days later he said this when he was runner-up for the he
nbc's mike taibbi has the latest tonight. >> manti te'o! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: in his first interview since the scandal broke manti te'o told espn's jeremy schaap, no, never ever was he part of the fake girlfriend hoax that exploded to his embarrassment this week. >> he was completely composed, self-assured. >> reporter: te'o told schaap he did tell his father and other interviewers that he'd met the girl he now says he only knew online since late in his...
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manti was the victim of that hoax. manti is the victim of that hoax. >> earlier, te'o released this statement, "over several months i developed an emotional relationship with a woman i met online, to realize that i was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is painful and humiliating." te'o discussed the apparent hoax with school officials on december 26th, 12 days before notre dame lost the national championship game to alabama, a game in which te'o's poor play was scrutinized. >> manti te'o and the rest of this defense unable to wrap him up and bring down t.j. >> reporter: a woman on facebook was surprised to learn her image had been hijacked. >> we talked to this woman and said all of these photos are of me. i'm not dead. i have not had leukemia i didn't go to stanford and i don't really know who manti te'o is. we said oh wow. >> reporter: the surreal chain of events have some speculating te'o may have been in on the hoax but as far as notre dame is concerned, they're sticking by their man. >> the single mos
manti was the victim of that hoax. manti is the victim of that hoax. >> earlier, te'o released this statement, "over several months i developed an emotional relationship with a woman i met online, to realize that i was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is painful and humiliating." te'o discussed the apparent hoax with school officials on december 26th, 12 days before notre dame lost the national championship game to alabama, a game...
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i don't think manti is reaching back at the moment. maybe he will. >> and, dan, are there any laws broken here in any way? >> it depends. you know, look. it depends what state it occurred in. let's assume that it occurred in a state where it's against the law to take someone's identity and lie about it. you had to have done it with the intent to harm, intimidate, threaten, et cetera. and here, there are -- >> isn't that implied by trying to fool someone in that way. >> the definition of harm comes in. you're allowed to create a parody account. i can take george stephanopoulos and put a picture and make fun of george stephanopoulos. >> please don't. >> and that's okay. that's perfectly legal. but if you do it with the intent to create harm, et cetera. we don't know if -- we don't know exactly what's happened here. on the flip side of that, some people are asking, what about him? what if he made this up? could he face any legal problems? and the answer to that one is no. >> how about notre dame? notre dame knew the truth and didn't revea
i don't think manti is reaching back at the moment. maybe he will. >> and, dan, are there any laws broken here in any way? >> it depends. you know, look. it depends what state it occurred in. let's assume that it occurred in a state where it's against the law to take someone's identity and lie about it. you had to have done it with the intent to harm, intimidate, threaten, et cetera. and here, there are -- >> isn't that implied by trying to fool someone in that way. >>...
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manti tao. we are told he was trying to lead the fighting irish to winning season. in the middle of it, his grandmother and girlfriend died within hours of one another. the story captured the hearts of college football fans across america. but today, it's unraveling, as we learn that the girlfriend who supposedly died of leukemia never even existed. listen to him describe his girlfriend he called kirk >> she was the most beautiful girl, not because of her physical beauty by the beauty of her and what she is. a person i turn to. she was fighting leukemia and various things she found time to serve someone else. >> kimberly: he says is the victim of a hoax after learning the give wasn't real. notre dame says he's victim of a hoax. >> our investigators through their work discovered online chatter among the perpetrators that was the ultimate proof of this. the single most trusting human being i have ever met will never trust in the same way in his life. that is an incredible tragedy. >> kimberly: you know the fighting irish has his back. what is the truth? what do we thi
manti tao. we are told he was trying to lead the fighting irish to winning season. in the middle of it, his grandmother and girlfriend died within hours of one another. the story captured the hearts of college football fans across america. but today, it's unraveling, as we learn that the girlfriend who supposedly died of leukemia never even existed. listen to him describe his girlfriend he called kirk >> she was the most beautiful girl, not because of her physical beauty by the beauty of...
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manti te'o's fake girlfriend and the culture of football later this hour. social media needs to be discussed here. we'll talk to veteran sportscaster jim gray and a also have a panel on this coming up. bill: the most telling interview in all of this is what happened on espn on october 2nd of 2012. you listen to that interview. it is absolutely riveting to hear him describe his girlfriend and explain their relationship and the hours every night, night after night, that he spent with her on the other end of the telephone. how does all this work out? how does he explain it? martha: you know, they would breathe together basically throughout the night and helped her to come out of her coma. it is, i feel sad for him because obviously, you know, he was in deep into this story and, you know the question is, with so much success why? bill: one more note on this. the athletic director of notre dame had a press conference last night. it was clear he was putting this all on te'o. so at some point he will have to talk and clarify this we have a lot more coming up becau
manti te'o's fake girlfriend and the culture of football later this hour. social media needs to be discussed here. we'll talk to veteran sportscaster jim gray and a also have a panel on this coming up. bill: the most telling interview in all of this is what happened on espn on october 2nd of 2012. you listen to that interview. it is absolutely riveting to hear him describe his girlfriend and explain their relationship and the hours every night, night after night, that he spent with her on the...
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as of today we have not heard from manti te'o. when do we get the truth whatever it is according to him? how would you advise him? >> i would say to him get out immediately. jenna: in what way? like with oprah? >> in a press conference. there are many questions. it is unraveling as we speak. notre dame has really has its reputation on the line. they have egg on their face but they don't want an omelette. this guy has to come forward immediately as soon as possible. every day he is losing more and more credibility and notre dame better hope that all he was stupid and not duplicitous. jenna: we'll see. we'll reserve judgment until we hear from him and, maybe we will, maybe we won't. nothing planned at this time. sean, broadly speaking we take a look at this world of sports in this last week and all of these stories, someone, takes this to a different level. this says something about our celebrity culture. this says something about our sports heroes. do these stories say anything about that? is there a bigger point to some of these s
as of today we have not heard from manti te'o. when do we get the truth whatever it is according to him? how would you advise him? >> i would say to him get out immediately. jenna: in what way? like with oprah? >> in a press conference. there are many questions. it is unraveling as we speak. notre dame has really has its reputation on the line. they have egg on their face but they don't want an omelette. this guy has to come forward immediately as soon as possible. every day he is...
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who is manti te'o. all-american linebacker for notre dame, tradition rich football program in all of the country. the new york yankees. >> the heisman, man. >> won every defensive award, best player in the country on defense, second in the heisman, unheard of for a defensive player. and part of his story throughout the season was that in september, of last year, at the beginning of the season, his grandmother died and then his girlfriend died within hours of each other. >> horrible story. >> the reports range from hours to a couple days. >> and you were watching, and you cried. >> can i just say, so my son joey scarborough said there is something wrong with this guy. and he told me months ago. and i'm watching espn. over the holidays. and because i was -- let's show the story -- you know. and they tell this story. and he's like -- and then i get a call the next morning, and it was like, no, no, no. and i started tearing up. and i was like -- and then they showed him running on to the field. and i was li
who is manti te'o. all-american linebacker for notre dame, tradition rich football program in all of the country. the new york yankees. >> the heisman, man. >> won every defensive award, best player in the country on defense, second in the heisman, unheard of for a defensive player. and part of his story throughout the season was that in september, of last year, at the beginning of the season, his grandmother died and then his girlfriend died within hours of each other. >>...
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as we reported last night the captain of the notre dame football team manti te'o caught up in massive internet fraud. he told the girl his net girlfriend, who he apparently never melt, died from leukemia. that was false. the girlfriend never even existed. now te'o and notre dame are in a very bad place. rejoining us from new york city, greg gutfeld and bernard mcguirk. you say mcguirk? >> anybody who has had an imaginary girlfriend for three years. i mean, it boggles your mind. gutfeld has probably had imaginary girlfriends on the internet for 20 minutes at a clip which is sunday standable. this is not a good day. what tangled web we weave bill. this catfishing thing these poor people go online and develop these relationships and go on and meet the internet love of their life and joy behar lookalike or johanna hanson with a cop waiting for you. grab it, hold it, kiss it, kick the tire. that's the only way you can experience life. not sitting there in front of your computer like some pale faced loser. >> that's what's happening now boys, big time. gutfeld, what at notre dame though? th
as we reported last night the captain of the notre dame football team manti te'o caught up in massive internet fraud. he told the girl his net girlfriend, who he apparently never melt, died from leukemia. that was false. the girlfriend never even existed. now te'o and notre dame are in a very bad place. rejoining us from new york city, greg gutfeld and bernard mcguirk. you say mcguirk? >> anybody who has had an imaginary girlfriend for three years. i mean, it boggles your mind. gutfeld...
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manti t'eo says he's the victim of a demented joke. some skeptics think he lied about a romantic relationship.in order to get more publicity. t'eo is a mormon from hawaii who went to a catholic college in indiana.and almost won the heisman trophy in december. last fall t'eo told reporters his girlfriend attended stanford - got into a bad car accident, then died of lukemia. after this story broke t'eo released a statement saying it's painful and humiliating to realize he was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies. this twitter photo is manti te'o at the img academy in bradenton, florida, where he's training for the nfl draft, and likely also taking refuge. pressure continues to mount for te'o to explain the inconsistencies between the very public love story of his fake girlfriend and his statement claiming he'd never actually met her. during the football season, the story of the star linebacker enduring the death of his girlfriend and grandmother on the same day transcended sports. people from around the
manti t'eo says he's the victim of a demented joke. some skeptics think he lied about a romantic relationship.in order to get more publicity. t'eo is a mormon from hawaii who went to a catholic college in indiana.and almost won the heisman trophy in december. last fall t'eo told reporters his girlfriend attended stanford - got into a bad car accident, then died of lukemia. after this story broke t'eo released a statement saying it's painful and humiliating to realize he was the victim of what...